Survey Errors and Survey Costs

Groves, Robert M.

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“…Managers, directors, or owners of these companies were contacted in September-October 2009 via telephone as well as e-mail to complete a structured survey (see Appendix). As per discussion in texts such as Edwards et al (1997) and Groves (2004), a combination of open-ended and closed questions was developed to glean insight into the business perspective regarding carbon-offset challenges identified in the literature. The survey was based on and expanded from Butzengeiger (2005) and Gössling et al (2007) and was piloted prior to being used for the full interviews with company representatives.…”

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Industry perspectives on carbon-offset programs in Canada and the United States

Dodds

Kelman

Thiesen

et al. 2012

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

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Carbon offsetting is often put forward as a possible mitigation strategy for climate change. This study examines carbon-offset businesses in Canada and the United States to better understand their standards, project types, and project locations and to determine their perspectives regarding the challenges of the carbon-offset industry. Twenty companies (a 40% response rate) agreed to a structured interview, although many were reluctant to share some information. Several salient themes emerged and are discussed in more detail: involvement of the hospitality and tourism industry, financial commitment, confusion in the marketplace, transparency, and needs for education. Implementation of three recommendations-covering standardization, education, and further engagement among the industry, its customers, and researchers-could reduce confusion and increase the transparency of carbon offsetting. Yet these changes might not help business since customers might decide that purchasing carbon offsets does little to address climate change.

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Industry perspectives on carbon-offset programs in Canada and the United States

Dodds

Kelman

Thiesen

et al. 2012

Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy

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“…The data and methods section describes the experiment in more detail sampling frame (Groves 1989). In the Netherlands, (semi)-governmental and scientific institutes mainly use the postal data service (delivery sequence file) or population register as a sampling frame.…”

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Face-to-Face or Sequential Mixed-Mode Surveys Among Non-Western Minorities in the Netherlands: The Effect of Different Survey Designs on the Possibility of Nonresponse Bias

Kappelhof

2015

Journal of Official Statistics

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This article compares the quality of response samples based on a single mode CAPI survey design with the quality of response samples based on a sequential mixed-mode (CAWI-CATI-CAPI) survey design among four non-Western minority ethnic groups in the Netherlands. The quality is assessed with respect to the representativity of the response samples and the estimated potential for nonresponse bias in survey estimates based on auxiliary variables and the response rate. This article also investigates if these designs systematically enhance response rates differently among various sociodemographic subgroups based on auxiliary variables. Also, costs and cost-related issues particular to this sequential mixed-mode design are discussed. The results show that sequential mixed mode surveys among non-Western ethnic minorities in the Netherlands lead to less representative response samples and show more potential for nonresponse bias in survey estimates. Furthermore, the designs lead to systematic differences in response rates among various sociodemographic subgroups, such as older age groups. Both designs also cause some of the same sociodemographic subgroups to be systematically underrepresented among all non-Western ethnic minority groups. Finally, the results show that in this instance the cost savings did not outweigh the reduction in quality.

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“…The response rate to the Followup Survey was slightly lower than in previous Followup Surveys, averaging some 24% over the random sample of freshmen entering four-year colleges and universities. The lower thanexpected rate can most probably be attributed to (a) the continuing general decline in response rates to mail surveys caused by the arrival of massmailing advertising campaigns (see Groves, 1989); and (b) the expansion of the Followup Survey form from its typical fourpage format to an expanded sixpage version. Response rates for the random sample by institutional type can be found in Table 2.2.…”

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Exploring Data to Learn about the Nature of Science

Quinlan

2016

The American Biology Teacher

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The principal purpose of this empirical study was to identify factors in the backgrounds and college experiences of American undergraduate students that affect their interest in studying science and in pursuing science-related careers. Four-year longitudinal data were obtained from 27,065 freshmen who entered 388 four-year colleges and universities in the fall of 1985 and were followed up four years later in the fall and winter of 1989-90. Scores on college admissions tests and on graduate and professional school admissions tests taken four years later were included. Survey data were also obtained from students' faculty. Between the freshman and the senior years, the percentage of students majoring in fields of natural science, mathematics, and engineering (SME) declined from 28.7 to 17.4. Losses were greatest in the biological sciences and next in engineering. Despite the declining interest of students in science majors and careers during the college years, interest in obtaining masters and doctoral degrees increased during the same period. The strongest predictor of changes in students' interest in science majors or careers is the students' entering level of mathematical or academic competency. The greater the proportion of a student's peers majoring in a SME field the more likely that person is to choose a career in the same field. Appendixes include the survey forms, site visit protocols, and a 55-page table providing profiles of persisters, defectors, and recruits. (Contains 78 references.) (PR)

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Survey Errors and Survey Costs

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Industry perspectives on carbon-offset programs in Canada and the United States

Industry perspectives on carbon-offset programs in Canada and the United States

Face-to-Face or Sequential Mixed-Mode Surveys Among Non-Western Minorities in the Netherlands: The Effect of Different Survey Designs on the Possibility of Nonresponse Bias

Exploring Data to Learn about the Nature of Science

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